Andrea DeSantis DO, FAAFP
@adesantisb
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Family Physician, community preceptor, chronic disease management research. I advocate to eliminate health care disparities & expand primary care. My views.
Charlotte, NC
Joined December 2010
Rest In Peace John Morphet. A beautiful soul died last week. He was depressed and sick and the place he turned to for help did not treat him as it was an out of network hospital for his insurance. He committed suicide 2 days later. #SinglePayer might have saved him.
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RT @rshawnm: As Congress starts to examine the performance of the Medicare Advantage program, two policy recommendations need to be priorit….
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RT @mass_marion: PBM would not be able to legally collect these rebates ( which are functionally kickbacks) if GW Bush’s HHS secretary had….
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RT @aafp: As we recognize the @ADANational 35th anniversary, the AAFP continues to develop resources to enhance care and support physicians….
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RT @Rick_Pescatore: What makes an ER doctor?. Ask a clipboard at admin rounds: patients per hour, left-without-being-seen rate, dispo times….
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This hardly seems like a good idea.🤯 via @NYTimes.
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Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet’s changing atmosphere.
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Firing and intimidating professionals for the job they were hired to do is undemocratic. In the Trump Administration, Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs via @NYTimes.
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The president has fired or demoted over 20 inspectors general since he took office. Employees say they are demoralized and reluctant to pursue investigations that could prompt political blowback.
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So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? via @NYTimes.
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The number of osteopathic doctors has increased dramatically. People still don’t know what they are.
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Clear as mud. How about combining all payers, both public and private, into a uniform risk pool that covers everyone and eliminating expensive and unnecessary means testing. Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill | KFF
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KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use...
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This is quite unfortunate, especially for the state of North Carolina. Just when we were starting to see some improvement in access continuity of care and stabilization of critical access hospitals. Most of these cuts won’t be felt until after the next midterms, but we cannot.
The #AAFP is deeply disappointed that both the House and Senate have failed to stand up for health care. We will continue to advocate for patients and family physicians. And we will never stop working with our partners to protect access to health care for all.
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RT @DrBruggeman: As healthcare systems and insurers consolidate, they begin to expand their power and influence leading to massive increase….
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RT @JoeCarloLaw: Another legal win for PBM's and ERISA preemption. Supreme Court punts on Oklahoma PBM reform
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They might find that $1 trillion in the coffers of for-profit insurance, PBM’s, and the advantage plans along with the unnecessary costs of preventable disease and late inpatient care. This money belongs to we the people. #SinglePayer solves this.
"The simple truth is you cannot remove over $1 trillion and not have a negative impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of people. It's time to prioritize health and primary care and this bill does neither. We call on those Representatives who have expressed opposition to
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What is good for patients is good for primary care and vice versa! #Medicaid #PrimaryCare Most (90%) of Medicaid patients are hard-working individuals and expensive means testing is not necessary. Most of the remaining 10% are caregivers or are disabled.
The author of this article is a frontline family physician in Alaska who understands the role Medicaid plays in his state and community. He is not a political operative, but a practicing family physician on the frontline of our health care system. His words are important:. "If.
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RT @AAFP_advocacy: Medicaid isn’t a handout; it’s a lifeline that is critical to your patients and your practices. AAFP president @mrsbrull….
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How much more complicated can health care financing get!?! The CBO scored the Medicare for all bills in the house and Senate as winners. Covers everyone costs less and revitalizes our crumbling primary care infrastructure.
@Elizabe28813295 @AndrewDesiderio @PunchbowlNews The Medicaid provider tax framework allows states to tax healthcare providers, like hospitals, to fund their Medicaid share, leveraging federal matching funds. All states except Alaska use these taxes, often for supplemental payments or to avoid benefit cuts. In May 2025, CMS.
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Ok!! Now we’re getting somewhere!.
RFK Jr. Announces “Health Insurance Breakthrough” That Affects Nearly 260 Million Americans. This is a “monumental accomplishment,” Kennedy said. A breakthrough decades in the making. Here’s what’s changing—and why it could save you time, stress, and money. 🧵 THREAD
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RT @AAFP_advocacy: New in @modrnhealthcr: @aafp board chair @SFurrMD spoke about how cuts to #Medicaid would have disastrous consequences o….
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Rural healthcare providers foresee major problems if Congress follows through on plans to slash Medicaid and health insurance exchange spending.
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RT @mass_marion: Big insurers run most of Medicare Advantage plans and have gotten caught committing fraud. These insurers bill $140 billi….
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CMS Director Mehmet Oz just directed the agency to double down on auditing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to root out waste and fraud. In the same week, Senate Republicans signalled the same
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